Spriing allergy season is back and worse than last year
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl NEW ORLEANS - The Spring allergy season is here and is expected to be worse than last year. When Andres Nava moved to...
View ArticleLast surviving Tuskegee Airman from N.O. to pass along WWII experiences
Thanh Truong / Eyewitness News Email: ttruong@wwltv.com | Twitter: @thanh412 NEW ORLEANS - Calvin Moret is the only surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen in New Orleans. The 88-year-old World War II...
View ArticleLatter & Blum chairman makes $1 million donation to United Way
WWLTV.com Email: webteam@wwltv.com | Twitter: @WWLTV NEW ORLEANS - The United Way of Southeast Louisiana calls it the largest-ever single gift from an individual. On Friday, Latter & Blum chairman...
View ArticleJindal addresses business leaders at governor's luncheon
HARVEY, LA (WVUE) - Gov. Bobby Jindal said the state's jobless rate is improving, even as more skilled workers are needed. Jindal told hundreds of business and political leaders in attendance at the...
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Jobs picture brightens in Louisiana in February
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View ArticleAG won’t offer advice on death
Frank Minyard, the city’s outgoing coroner, will get no guidance from state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell on how to proceed in the Henry Glover case. Minyard has been under pressure from Glover’s...
View ArticleSpring allergy season is back and worse than last year
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Email: mfarris@wwltv.com | Twitter: @megfarriswwl NEW ORLEANS - The Spring allergy season is here and is expected to be worse than last year. When Andres Nava moved to...
View ArticleJindal: Louisiana has more skilled jobs available than people to fill them
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness NewsEmail: pmurphy@wwltv.com | Twitter: @pmurphywwl HARVEY, La. - Dyno Nobel America is now building an $850 million ammonia production facility on the Westbank of Jefferson...
View Article135 houses, lots to be auctioned off Saturday
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, which still has more than 2,500 properties — abandoned homes and empty lots — around the city, will be auctioning off another 135 of them Saturday. In an...
View ArticleN.O. health care center dedicated
Almost three months after it opened, Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans held a dedication ceremony Friday for the newly constructed Daughters of Charity Health Center, 5630 Read Blvd., New...
View ArticleNOPD officer pleads guilty in sex crimes
New Orleans police Officer Desmond Pratt, a former homicide detective who investigated a 2009 murder pinned on accused Central City crime boss Telly Hankton, stood up in orange jail scrubs Friday and...
View ArticleLow probability, high impact: Tsunamis join list of Gulf Coast threats
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - Along the Gulf Coast, we're prepared for the annual threat of hurricanes. Now tsunamis have joined the list. Researchers with the National Weather Service say a 15-foot wall...
View ArticleAnthony Davis sidelined with ankle injury
NEW ORLEANS, AL (WVUE) - The New Orleans Pelicans beleaguered roster took another painful hit Friday night when Anthony Davis exited the game versus the Utah Jazz after playing just under four...
View Article4 parishes under tornado watch
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - After an upper disturbance drenched the metro area Friday, the feature will move northeast, taking with it most if the storms. An upper trough and associated cold front will...
View ArticleBeer’s buzz tops big ideas
Jon Renthrope hoisted a beer keg above his head to raucous cheers and applause after delivering a pitch for his business to a panel of judges who held a $50,000 grand prize in their hands. His...
View ArticleNOPD captain reassigned amid probe
New Orleans Police Capt. Brian Weiss, the subject of an internal Police Department investigation, was removed from his post as 4th District commander Friday and reassigned to head the Juvenile...
View ArticlePelicans lose Davis but post fifth straight win
Stepping up when a teammate goes down must be becoming old hat for these Pelicans. This time, All-Star power forward Anthony Davis left in the first quarter of Friday night’s game against the Utah...
View ArticleChristopher Blake, writer, gourmet, dies
Christopher Blake, an author who lived many years in New Orleans and briefly owned a restaurant bearing his name in the Central Business District, died Tuesday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center...
View ArticleDrainage issues continue to plague Mid-City businesses & residents
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News Email: tdall@wwltv.com | Twitter: @taniadall NEW ORLEANS - Drainage issues in a Mid-City neighborhood continue to cause a headache for nearby businesses and residents....
View ArticleClearer ‘vision’ on tap for Vaccaro
As Saints coordinator Rob Ryan led his defense to a No. 4 ranking in yards allowed in 2013, rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro lined up in a multitude of positions. He covered slot receivers at times. At...
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